Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday that immigration enforcement operations will be working in “full force” in Chicago on Halloween.

In an interview on Fox News’s “America Reports,” Noem rejected a request from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) to pause Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations on the holiday to let children trick or treat without fearing a confrontation with armed federal agents.

“No, we're going to be out on the streets in full force and increase our activities to make sure kids are safe,” she said, when asked whether she plans to heed Pritzker’s request. “Every day in Chicago, we're arresting murderers, child pedophiles, those who have perpetuated assault and........

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